The Code

After a fatal road accident in the Australian outback, digital journalist Ned Banks gets a major scoop by securing cell-phone footage of the crash. When Ned's brother, computer hacker Jesse, discovers that the truck involved was owned by a secretive government research facility, it signals a conspiracy.

Accused of hacking into Physanto's database and stealing classified files, Jesse is being held captive by the cybersecurity unit and tortured. Meanwhile, Ned ventures to the remote town of Lindara, where he gains startling new insights about the case.

Shaken up and paranoid, Jesse and his suspiciously affectionate friend Hani skip town to try to take his mind off of his captivity. When Andy King, the volatile head of Physanto security, starts looking for him, will King or Ned get to Jesse first?

As Ned uncovers more of the conspiracy with help from Sophie and Alex, Jesse grows ever closer to cracking the code on the Physanto files. When Hani refuses to cooperate with the cybersecurity unit, the government threatens to deport her immigrant family.

After striking a deal with the government for Jesse's freedom, Ned agrees to keep all he's learned about Physanto a secret. But that may change when a crazed Andy King, frantic to save his faltering black-market deal, tracks down Hani and takes her hostage.

Ned and Jesse have broken their deal with the government to help Hani, and in doing so, have delivered dangerous technology into the black market. Can anything be done to stop the breach from becoming a global catastrophe?